Talk:London Underground 1973 Stock

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Replacement[edit]

A tender has now been put out for replacement of the 1973 stock. Unisouth (talk) 11:29, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Luggage[edit]

"The trains thus have extra space by the doors to allow for the luggage of passengers travelling to Heathrow Airport" This space was only added during the 1990s refurbishment. It was not in the original design. Also, similar space is provided on newer 1995 and 1996 stock - the driver is accessibility for wheelchairs and buggies. So the whole notion that this space was added for airport passengers when the line was extended is 100% rubbish. 87.194.80.255 (talk) 13:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rather belatedly, to give a different viewpoint from the above contributor, I remember these trains being introduced and recall significant publicity at the time for the additional luggage space by the doors for Heathrow Airport passengers, and indeed they had rather wider door vestibules than other tube stock then in operation.--Zipperdeedoodah (talk) 21:12, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The New Tube for London will have nine coaches, not six. 82.15.43.101 (talk) 15:42, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide sourcing, thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:48, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I find it extremely unlikely. The 1973 stock trains have six cars, and whilst they are shorter than the station platforms, there isn't enough room to fit in a seventh car, let alone three more. There is no suggestion that the platforms are to be extended; this would be an expensive long-term operation, they last did it for the Bakerloo and Central lines in the late 1930s. Since platforms will probably not be extended, then if it is intended that a nine-car train of the new stock will be the same length as a six-car train of 1973 stock, i.e. 106.81 m, the cars of the new stock would need to be just twelve metres long - whilst commonplace for buses, that's very short for a railway carriage of the 21st century. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 09:02, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"TfL and Siemens say the new nine-car trains, to be known as 2024 stock, will be lighter than existing designs .... This is achieved by adopting an articulated design with fewer bogies per full length train ...." -- "Piccadilly fleet design unveiled", Modern Railways, April 2021, p.82. -- Alarics (talk) 10:26, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article includes a box, "2024 Stock specification", which confirms thaat the number of carriages is 9 and adds that the length over couplings is 113.7 metres. I think the key point here is that the train is to be articulated, presumably like the current Copenhagen S-Tog trains, which do indeed have very short carriages. -- Alarics (talk) 10:32, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Moving To The Bakerloo Line In 2028/29.[edit]

The 2024 Stock Will Replace The 1973 Stock In the Piccadilly Line. It Will Be Moved To Bakerloo Line And Runs Along With 1972 Stock In 2028. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.204.142.79 (talk) 14:06, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You need to provide reliable sources, per the policy on verifiability. Otherwise, it is merely guesswork, with the possibility of crystal-ball gazing. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 14:29, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2024 Stock Replaces 1973 Stock[edit]

In 2025, the New Tube for London will replace 1973 stock and become the new Piccadilly Line train. 81.96.145.174 (talk) 15:37, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]